Tire-carrier.



A. HARNISHFEGER.

TIRE CARRIER,

APPLlCATION HLED szvnze. 19H.

1 14: 1, 1 85 Patented June 1, 1915.

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INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO RIMOLOX TIRE CARRIER 00., OF EVANSV ILLE; INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA..

TIRE-casein.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 1, 1l315.

Application filed September 26, 1914.- Serial No. 863.641.

T0 (ZZZ L's/mm 26 mo}; concern Be it known that l, ALl-JX.\XDER HAuNisiimenu, a citizen of the United t t-ate". residing at Evansville, in the i;- unty of Vandcrburg and State of lndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'lire-Carriers, ot which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to improve insults in the carriers of that character disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,095,856 issued May 5, 1914, upon my application, and consists in certain details of construction and arrangements of parts whereby I am enabled to produce a more serviceable and neuter appearing device for the purpose, which can be ci'invcniently manipulated and is more positive in operation, and which may be secured to the vehicle at any desired point without the use of a footpiecc or other protruding element of an unsightly or otherwise objectionable character, as will hereinaftcr more fully appear.

in the. accompanying drawing, which forms a part hereof, Figure l is a perspco tive oi" my improved tire carrier; Fig. 2, a trz'iusvcrse section of the same shmring tires mounted thereon, and Fig. 3 a side elevation of said carrier it appears when a tire is sicured thereon.

In said drawing the portions marked 5 indicate a central base-plate having suitable apertures therein for bolting or otherwise securing the same to a. vehicle, preferably the rhassis'thcrcot, so that I do not disturb or mar the ornamental body of the vehicle in applying my improved tire-carrier thereto. Radiating from said plate-5 are tiresupporting arms, 0, 7, upon which the demouutable rim a tire is placedpreparatory to being clamped in position, and depending from said'plate is also an arm, 8, of less length than the arms 6, 7. At the end of said arm 8 I attach a clamping lever, 9, by a suitable pivot-pin or bolt, 10, which lever preferably lies in a groove in said arm and terminates in an elongated handle extending above basc-plalo 5 where it can be convenici'itly grasped when mounting a tire upon'the carrier. Each of the arms 6, 7,, and clamp 9 are provided with appropriate scats, 11, 12, 13, having notches in their outer ends substantially as indicated in Fig. 1, forthc reception of tirc rn'ns,,sa1d notches being designed ti conform to the contour of dotted lines, it

ordinary commercial demountable tire rims or parts associated therewith. Base-plate 5 is pro ided with opening, 14, through which a staple, .15, or other suitable means on lever 9 projects, so that the device may be fixedly maintained in clamping position, or positively locked as by a padlock, 16, or other appropriate means, i v

As will be readily apparent, when it is desired to mount a tire (or tires) upon the carrier, the tire rim is placed in engagement with the proper set of notches in the ends of arms (i, T, and the lower notched end of lever 9 is also brought into engagement with the inner face of the rim and pulled forward until its staple. or eye projects through opening let in base-plate 5. By reference to Fig, 2, where lever 9 is shown in full and will be noted that said lever is capable of a wide range of movement, which is of advantage in that I am enabled to impart an extremely rigid clainpingeffeet to the rim, so that it will be equally gripped by the arms 6, 7, and fixedly held in position without rattling or otherwise moving on its supports. When a tire is thus clamped in position lever 9 may be secured to plate 5 by a padlock or other suitablemeans, which insures that the device as a whole is immovably held in clamped position and the removal of said tire prevented until said lever is released and swung away from the rim. By my present improvement I not only produce a neat and inexpensive devic' for the purpose but-one that is highly ellicient and conveniently operable, and am thus enabled to securely support and carry tires without the use of cumbersome binding deices or straps, wh ch are not only unsightly but detrimental to rubber tires where sue devices come in contact therewith, and which means require frequent repairing and reucwal, while my device, being whollycon structcd of metal, is highly durable and does not crme into direct contact with thetire', at the same time positirely securing the same against theft, which is not prevented by the employment of ordinary straps or the like.

1 claim as my invention.

1. A tireararrier comprising a base-plate, arms radiating therefrom and having the supporting seats at their outer ends, an armdepen'ding from said plate, and a lever. mounted upon said arm and having a tiresupporting seat at its outer end and terminating in a handle extending above said base-plate.

2. A tire-carrier comprising a base-plate, arms radiating therefrom and having tiresupporting seats at their outer ends, an arm depending from said plate, a lever mounted upon said arm and having a tiresupporting seat at its outer end and terminating in a handle extending above said plate, and means for securin said lever to said plate.

3. ,A tire-carrier comprising a base-plate adapted to be affixed to a vehicle and having an opening therethrough, tire supporting arms radiating from said base-plate, a lever mounted upon one of said arms and having tire supporting means at its outer end, said lever terminating in a handle and extending above said plate, means on said lever eiatiul said plate and shorter in length t3, upper arms, a clamping lever nr m the lower end of said arm and t:,\i="

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above said base-plate Flor mm: swinging the same, and lll(':liit-\ new-w il base-plate.

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ALEXANDER ill lfxliil i l li Witnesses:

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